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Editorial sacred-geometry illustration for El Salvador Malacara SL-28, not a photograph of this coffee or its packaging

Editorial illustration · not a coffee photograph

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for El Salvador Malacara SL-28; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for El Salvador Malacara SL-28; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

Editorial sacred-geometry artwork for El Salvador Malacara SL-28; not a documentary photograph

Editorial illustration

🇸🇻El Salvador

El Salvador Malacara SL-28

Roasted by Intelligentsia CoffeeRoaster's website
TRADITIONAL PROCESS
TagsEl SalvadorSanta AnaSL28WashedOrangeArabicaSingle originFinca MalacaraJose Guillermo 'Epe' AlvarezIntelligentsia CoffeeOwned by Peet's Coffee (JAB Holding Company)
🇸🇻El SalvadorWashedSL28
Brand
Intelligentsia Coffee
Who owns the brand
A large corporation — Peet's Coffee (JAB Holding Company)
Roaster website
Visit website
Country
🇸🇻El Salvador
Region
Santa Ana
Town
—
Farm / Station
Finca Malacara
Farmer / Producer
Jose Guillermo 'Epe' Alvarez
Species
Arabica
Type
Single origin
Grade
Not specified
Variety
SL28
Process
Roast
—
Tasting notes
Dried Dates, Orange, Tamarind
Fermentation
—
Drying
Raised bed
Product page
Roaster's site
Date reviewed
—
Why some details are blank
  • fermentationThe current exact product page identifies the coffee as washed but does not disclose a lot-level fermentation protocol.
  • roast dateRoast date is order-specific and is not published on the product page.
  • public sentimentNo qualifying independent rating for this exact 2026 release was found.
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The transparency chain

FROM THE BAG
BACK TO THE LAND.

Every link we could verify, traced in one place. Follow the chain as far as it goes — when the industry doesn't disclose a link, we say so instead of guessing.

  1. 01
    The name on the bag
    El Salvador Malacara SL-28
  2. 02
    The brand
    Intelligentsia Coffee
  3. 03
    The roaster
    Intelligentsia Coffee
  4. 04
    The variety
    SL28
  5. 05
    The farm
    Finca Malacara
  6. 06
    The farmer
    Jose Guillermo 'Epe' Alvarez
  7. 07
    The region
    Santa Ana
  8. 08
    The country
    🇸🇻El Salvador
From the producer

Jose Guillermo 'Epe' Alvarez is the fourth-generation owner of Finca Malacara, one of the most historic and respected coffee estates in El Salvador.

From the roaster

Intelligentsia has maintained a long-term partnership with the farm, supporting the introduction of new varieties to complement the estate's traditional Bourbon plants.

Why this coffee is noteworthy

A Kenyan SL28 selection grown at a historic Salvadoran estate, this release documents more than a decade of cultivar adaptation within Intelligentsia’s sourcing relationship with Finca Malacara.

Coffee profile

In the database. Not tasted. Not scored.

This coffee is in our database because we can reliably document it — but we haven't tasted and scored it yet, and we never publish a score we haven't earned.

Outside reviews and internet discussion — is kept clearly separate from our own review. When we taste it, our full review appears here.

The internet pulse

What the internet is saying about this coffee

Research complete — no qualifying reviews yet

Our research pipeline scanned public reviews, videos, forums and discussions for this coffee (last pass 2026-10-25) and found no independent review of this exact release that meets our verification standards. When qualifying sources appear, they'll be published here.

What we found

Non-exact, seller, directory, generic-roaster, different-release, duplicate, and older-release sources were excluded.

Until then, meet the people behind it:

Meet the farm: Finca Malacara →Meet the farmer: Jose Guillermo 'Epe' Alvarez →
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